On my wishlist: a set of these adorable champange cups from Anthropologie, avec une bouteille de champagne ; )
The holiday shopping season is in full swing now! Here are a few of my favorite gifts for the foodie in your life:
1. Summer Black Italian Truffle Paste: $11.50 2. Escali Primo Digital Scale: $29.99 3. Delphine Rococo Place Cards: $9.00 4. St. Germaine Liqueur: $31.99 5. Chuao Spicy Maya Hot Chocolate: $15.00 6. Le Nez Du Vin Red & White Aroma Duo Kit from LavishGiving.com: $229 7. Graeter’s Chip Lovers Ice Cream: $60-$80 8. Bodum Stainless Steel Travel Mug Press: $30.00
Each time I drive to Los Angeles I see this fabulous sign. Finally I was a passenger, not the driver, and was able to snap this shot. Very Steve McQueen, no?
I see some glitter in my very near future. Hope you have a glittery holiday, too!
New on delphinepress.com: personal stationery! For now, it’s just digital printing option on the site (letterpress coming soon). Check it out here.
I watched Lagerfeld Confidential over the weekend. Loved it! What a strange, wonderful, creative man Karl is. He likes to be alone and “detests” people who cannot be alone. He is not attached to objects, but has one of the most enormous libraries I’ve ever seen. He has a messy office, but knows where every single thing is. He likes his photos to exhibit a touch of melancholy, and when he couldn’t find someone to shoot the photographs the way he likes, he started shooting them himself. He puts on a show for his business, he says the secret is to work very hard, but not to let people see the work. A lot of people have passion, he says. But the secret to success is passion plus hard work. And, I might add, determination and discipline. I think a lot of “creative types” would identify with Lagerfeld’s philosophy. The film is also a wonderful sneak peek into the world of haute couture. I plan on watching it again (and again).
I’m excited to report that our Illuminated Initials (aka monogram) Letterpress note cards made it into the Better Homes and Gardens magazine Holiday Gift Guide! Woot! They’re available for purchase here on our Delphine website and in select gift and stationery stores around the country. Thanks so much to BH&G for choosing Delphine!
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Our licensing partners have some great deals right now! Cardstore.com is offering 15 percent off orders placed before 12.31.09 (use the code: FRIEND15 during checkout. expires 12.31.09). Check out our Delphine collection for Cardstore.com here.
And another partner, ForYourParty.com is also offering a great deal: 20 percent off your holiday purchase! At For Your Party you can order wonderful napkins, stir sticks, match boxes, coasters … all the fun details for your holiday party. Enter code: Turkey09 during checkout. Offer expires 11.27.09. Check out our Delphine collection for ForYourParty.com here.
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Shopping for my five-year old can be tough. Seems like most clothes are either super preppy, or covered with cartoon characters. That’s why I’m really loving this cozy collection from Gap. It’s chic and cool … and if I lived somewhere where it got below 60 degrees I’d be all over this collection!
photo from Claire Pettibone blog
I had the pleasure of meeting Claire Pettibone last month at the Martha Stewart Weddings 15th Anniversary Party. We chatted a bit about the craziness of putting together a new collection, and the joy of watching a line go “live.” For me, a new collection goes live with little to no fanfare (i.e. our new personal stationery collection went up on our website over the weekend … woot). Part of me wishes for that exciting moment that Claire and her fellow fashion designers get when the first model makes her way down the runway.
You can read more about the behind-the-scenes craziness that is a bridal market week runway show on Claire Pettibone’s blog.
And if you’re a bride in the LA area you are in luck! Claire Pettibone is having a sample sale at their Beverly Hills flagship store:
I’m thrilled that The Bright Side Project is hosting a Delphine giveaway. The BSP ladies are super sweet and the profile they wrote about Delphine is perfect timing, since it is Mémé Delphine’s birthday this weekend! Head over to The Bright Side Project for the scoop and to enter (just be sure to do it by November 20, 2009). Good luck!
Happy Veteran’s Day! Many thanks to all you veterans for your service and sacrifice. Special props to the families of those serving for your sacrifice, as well. And Marines… Happy Birthday!!!
Head over to Hostess with the Mostess and enter to win a $100 shopping spree at Cardstore.com. Enter by Nov 16, 2009.
Did I mention that we have a full page ad in the current (Fall) issue of Martha Stewart Weddings magazine? It’s a little surreal. I have been a MSW fan since issue one (which came out while I was a journalisim student at Ohio University).
Which reminds me … if you haven’t already signed up for the Martha Stewart Weddings Luxury Wedding Expo you can still do so here. I’ve seen a sneak peek. It’s full of fab videos. I haven’t watched them all yet, but so far my favorite is the one about establishing a color palette (surprise) for the Big Day.
I went to see Coco Avant Chanel with my mom and Mémé Delphine last week and all three of us really loved the film. The wardrobe and styling in the movie are, of course, fantastic. Mémé Delphine said she remembers when Chanel was a “new designer” in Paris. As a business owner I was fascinated by how Coco was able to build her empire by sheer force of will.
